sburke

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Preamp Deal of the Century
Ecclectique, you're welcome. When you say energize, do you mean break-in or warm-up? I've got a 6106 but haven't tried it yet. I know these are very rugged. Does the filament/cathode take a while to warm up? I've read the threads that state the 61... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Slowhand,I really can't say. I have little experience with 5Y3's. I primarily use or have used GZ34's, EZ81's, 5U4's, and 5R4's. This is an interesting tube, though it's too early to say whether I'll keep it in circuit or go back to the GZ34. My f... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
While we're back on tube rolling in the Supratek pre's, I thought I'd offer a suggestion that I haven't seen yet. I believe it was the "Supretek Tubes for Everyone" post where someone talked about how much they liked the sound using a 5y3. Later, ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Here's another testamonial to replacing the gain pot. Yesterday, I replaced the stock Alps Blue pot with a DACT CT-2 (both 100k) in my Syrah. I've had the Syrah since early this year. It replaced what I always condsidered a great "bang for the buc... 
Crackle from tube preamp
You don't say if your preamp is vintage or not. Other possibilities include dirty tube socket(s) or older carbon comp resistors headed south.Steve